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A123 Systems 8K filing says substantial doubt about its ability to continue as a going concern; status of grants and incentives

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million to replace battery modules and packs that may contain defective prismatic cells produced at A123’s Livonia, Michigan manufacturing facility. A123 Systems has been the recipient of a number of state and federal grants and tax incentives. Through 31 December 2011, A123 incurred $216.9 Earlier post.). million and $0.8

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Volvo Car Corporation developing flywheel kinetic energy recovery system; considering broad application

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Volvo Car Corporation (VCC) has received a grant of 6.57 Tests in a Volvo car will begin in the second half of 2011. We are not the first manufacturer to test flywheel technology. Flywheel KERS component details. Click to enlarge. million Swedish kronor (US$1.05

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A123 Systems Opens Li-ion Automotive Battery Manufacturing Plant in Michigan

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is expected to expand A123’s manufacturing capabilities by up to 600 MWh per year when fully operational, contributing to the company’s plan to expand global final cell assembly capacity to more than 760 MWh hours annually by the end of 2011. expected to come on line during the first half of 2011.

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Rentech’s integrated bio-refinery project mechanically complete; cellulosic FT fuels production expected by end of 2011

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The IBR is anticipated to produce certified renewable fuels in late 2011. The IBR project was co-funded by a $23-million grant from the US Department of Energy, to manufacture and install at the Rentech Energy Technology Center a 20 ton-per-day Rentech-ClearFuels biomass gasifier.

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NIST Awards $123M in 12 Recovery Act Grants for New Research Facilities; Univ. of Ky CAER to Expand Capacitor and Battery Manufacturing Research with its $11.8M Award

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The US Commerce Department’s National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has awarded more than $123 million in American Recovery and Reinvestment Act grants to support the construction of new scientific research facilities at 11 universities and one non-profit research organization. million to Purdue University (West Lafayette, Ind.)

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UPS to add 40 series hydraulic hybrid vehicles to its fleet

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Developed by Freightliner Custom Chassis Corporation (FCCC) and Parker Hannifin Corporation ( earlier post ), the parcel delivery vehicles can achieve up to 35% improved fuel economy and up to 30% CO 2 emissions reduction over traditional diesel-powered vehicles that use automatic transmissions in stop-and-go applications.

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Elon Musk as soon as laughed at this Chinese language carmaker. He isn’t giggling now

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Additionally, Musk has made it deny undisclosed that he recognizes the paintings ethic in China, particularly next Tesla opened its Giga Shanghai manufacturing unit within the nation in past due 2019. The Tesla CEO referred to a few Chinese language firms however didn’t grant a particular title.

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